The Opera and the Musical
The cancan answered the question men have always asked. What do women have under their skirts? Legs. We remember Jacques Offenbach for the music he wrote for the dance called … Continue reading
Explorations in Irish Music
Music from Ireland seems to be characterised by an unusual mixture of sweetness and delicacy combined with driving rhythm, as far as my own experience of it has shown. But … Continue reading
Remembering Johnny Rivers
The internet has made a big difference to many people’s lives. You now have a place to publish your loony theory that only you are interested in. There’s a place … Continue reading
Songs and lyrics
Everybody has them. Not everybody takes them seriously, but we all have them: songs that have left an indelible impression on our minds; that helped us grow up; that belong … Continue reading
Freeborn men: the Dubliners & the revolution
This is about the Irish group the Dubliners. Almost every folk musician in Ireland has been in this group, which has been playing for 50 years. I’m talking here only … Continue reading
Keltic united
I’ve been enjoying listening to some music over the past few weeks, and only belatedly realised it was all from the same part of the world: Galicia, in northern Spain. … Continue reading
A Thousand Songs and One Song
These are some songs popular at our place at the moment. They seem to be folk and folk rock songs, ending up in dance tempo tunes with a dash of … Continue reading
